Friday, February 28, 2014

Lobo fan misconduct due to the failure to lead by the leadership of the APS

To the extent unruly Lobo fans are largely APS graduates,
it is apparent that APS did a poor job of instilling in them
as simple a value as good sportsmanship.

They weren't led to understand their obligation
to treat others as they themselves would be treated.

The decision to abandon leadership in the development of good character, was a deliberate decision by the leadership of the APS.  It was they who removed from their own standards of conduct, the words;

In no case shall the standards of conduct for adults
be lower than the standards of conduct for students.
The standards of conduct established and enforced upon APS students is a nationally recognized, accepted and respected code of ethical conduct.

The standards of conduct that can be enforced upon the leadership of the APS is the law; the lowest standards of conduct there are.  The standards of conduct that every higher standard is higher than.

And that, only after spending whatever they want of operational funds, to exploit technicalities, loopholes and legal weaselry in an effort to litigate exceptions for themselves even from the law.  Litigation against the public interests.

There is no indication that the leadership of the APS has any intention ever, to step up as role models actual, honest accountability to higher standards of conduct than the law; like good sportsmanship, like respect. Consequently, students cannot be expected to hold themselves accountable to higher standards than the law.

Every generation expects the next generation to be the first generation to hold themselves honestly accountable to higher standards of conduct.  As far as I can tell, it doesn't work.

As there is no current effort to grow students into adults who embrace good sportsmanship and respect, you should expect Lobo fan behavior to get much worse before it gets any better, because they're not going to stop being unruly because someone tells them to.

That's kind of what unruly means.

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